Georges Méliès Movies

A look back at the life, style and influences of the famed filmmaker Georges Méliès and an examination of his role in the story of...

A very enthusiastic magician performs several tricks.

A magician presents a circular piece of paper from which he removes the flags of the allies. Then from each flag he produces a soldier from the...

Beelzebub, making fire on the tips of his fingers, develops a large blaze, from which three girls emerge, who commence a dance in the heart of the...

Explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. The film is a nightmare with closed eyes because it counts among the most...

A woman dances - preserved in flipbook form.

A magician stuffs eight of his lovely assistants into a barrel.

During an orgy, Emperor Justinian orders three people to be torched alive.

French short about King Francis I and his jester Triboulet, who form the basis for Hugo's play Le roi s'amuse (and Verdi's opera Rigoletto).

A magic trick is performed with a long plank with two pots built into it, both with holes in the bottom. Pretty girls are part of the magic.

A man is murdered and the killer brought to justice by guillotine. This film is partly lost.

A human skeleton is placed upon a table by an attendant. When the attendant leaves the room the skeleton begins kicking his legs and throwing his...

A weary clock-maker dozes off in a chair. While he is asleep, three women suddenly appear in the midst of his shop. They proceed to show the sleeping...

An actor tries to get to a show on time. Many mishaps along the way.

A man gets cajoled into working as a sideshow wrestler.

The Bogie Man's cave is one of the many triumphs of set design for Georges Méliès. More unusual for the pioneering French director is...

A good shepherdess is persecuted by an evil, tantrum-throwing princess. A good fairy decides to intervene, and dishes out quite a bit of retribution.

A silly-looking composer attempts to compose. He then falls asleep, and dreams of all manner of bizarre nonsense.

Doctors blow to pieces a patient in a hydrotherapy machine and re-assemble him.

Magic tricks in a medieval setting.